WV Northern Flying Squirrel

Indiana Bat

Cheat Mountain Salamander

Virginia Big-Eared Bat

Northern Water Shrew

Running Buffalo Clover
 
   

 
 
 

The Cheat Mountain Salamander is endemic to the high mountains of West Virginia. It is one of the smaller woodland salamander species. It is black or dark brown with brassy or silvery flecks above and uniformly dark gray on the underside. Typically, this species is found in cool, moist red spruce forests with a ground cover comprised of a liverwort called Bazzania and an abundance of leaf litter, fallen logs, and sticks. These salamanders do not have lungs and breath through their skin.  THey lay eggs under rocks or in hollow logs and guard them until they hatch. They are most active at night when there is high humidity and estivate during droughts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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